Report that court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade shocks Va. politics

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Report that court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade shocks Va. politics

Andrew Cain 4 hrs ago

A Politico report that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade after nearly 50 years sent shock waves through Virginia politics Monday night and could reset the state's closest congressional contests.

A midterm election playing out as a referendum on President Joe Biden, whose approval ratings are under water, could now become, at least in part, a referendum on abortion rights.

Virginia's most vulnerable congressional incumbents might be three women in redrawn districts who voted last year to codify abortion rights in federal law as a hedge against the high court: Reps. Elaine Luria, D-2nd; Abigail Spanberger, D-7th and Jennifer Wexton, D-10th.

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1. 'could reset the state's closest congressional contests.'